Name It

Name is very important.
You earn nothing if your test is nameless.

Well, that's not my point.

Naming is a process of abstraction.

For each stuff  around us, there is a name if it is relevant to us.
With name we can think and discuss about the object.

Example 1:
In arithmetic there is a fundamental property called "Associative Property"
In mathematical expression, it is:

(A+B)+C=A+(B+C) or (AB)C=A(BC).

When algebra students solve equations, they often need this property to solve their problem.
But do they really "Use" the property?
If I ask them to show all the steps or show more details, they can't properly answer.
They are lack of the concept "Associative Property" because they don't have the word for it.
No wonder why every sections of every math books start with new terminologies.

Example 2:
When I read math books written by "Jyuku instructors" for high school students, I find that they give a name to certain process or technique. The name is not known worldwidely. But the name they use is memorizable. Indeed this is my start point to think about naming.

Example2:
Proverbs are names that compress some concepts for life.
With their short and easy to memorize name, we can input its concepts smoothly into ourselves.

Example 3:
Think about Beethoven's piano sonatas. He wrote 32 of them.
But ordinary people are probably familiar to only a few of them.
They are probably with special names such as "Moonlight" "Passionata" and "HammerKlavier".
Most of the 32 have no special names. To refer to them, we say "No. ##" and/or "in X major/minor".
Of course, the one with special names are probably a finer piece of musics.
But I think their popularity is partly due to their name.

Example 4:
In programming, I have to give names to routines, functions, variables, and constant.
With easy to understand names, my program becomes easier to read and it help readers (include me) to grasp what's the script is about.

Also in MS. Excel application, I can define name to ranges, print areas, etc. With names, I can manipulate the workbook quickly and simply.

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"Naming" is a technique to enhance our understanding about it (can be things/objects/concepts etc).